Cons:

Most users, especially in the enterprise space, are still in the experimental phase in terms of users being comfortable using them.

One Github community working on a tool to connect Slack and Microsoft Teams expressed concerns that various API and migration tools are limited to basic functionality.

Most of these solutions are still configuration based.

This means you will spend incredible time and resource making each channel work for you – and maintain this configuration as you add and modify channels.

Channel Surf can act as a workaround for connecting Slack and Microsoft Teams but is limited by Microsoft’s API.

4- The better solution?Full synchronization between Slack and Microsoft Teams

You’ve already chosen your collaboration tool or tools of choice.

So, introducing another chat client is out of the question.

When searching for a way to connect Slack and Microsoft Teams, the tool needs to be “behind the scenes” syncing everything together.

This means your users continue to their preferred app and interoperability can do its thing in the background.

Mio’s “full synchronization” feature works completely in the background of existing messaging platforms to create seamless chat interoperability across channels and DMs, with only a one-time setup required by the admin.

So, rather than sourcing a replacement app or constant configuration, you have a solution that allows you to continue with your preferred app and collaborate across platform.

Connect Slack and Microsoft Teams without changing employee habits

Other attempts at this kind of technology require users to change behavior by using a special tool and yet another workflow for users to remember.

Mio’s user experience doesn’t change a single thing for the user.

It requires no change of habit or training for employees.

For example, if a Slack user sends a message in a channel to a Microsoft Teams user, they can do this as they have always done in Slack prior to Mio.

Other attempts at this kind of technology require users to change behavior by using a special tool, or by requiring admins to manually connect and configure individual channels and/or people.

Mio is a “set and forget” solution.

Mio provides comprehensive interoperability and syncs all the features your teams depend on every day. These include…

Mio feature matrix

To see how Mio keeps your teams in sync, and provides seamless messaging interoperability, check out this video or get started by hitting the button below.